Pumping device for automobiles.



No. 634,953. Patenten oct. 22, |9ol.

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PUMPl-NG DEVICE FOR AUTOMUBILES.

(Application led July 16, 1901.)

NITED TATES PATENT .i FFICE.

WILLIAM F. SINGER, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

PUNIPING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,9 53, dated October22, 1901.

Application filed .Iuly 16, 1,901. Serial No. 68,483. (No model.)

To OLZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. SINGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Fourth avenue and Twenty-eighth street, New Yorkcity, county and State of New York, have'insimple, durable, andautomatic device forv this purpose.

Figure I of the accompanying drawings represents so much of anautomobile vehicle as is necessary to show my invention. Fig. II shows amodiiication.

1 designates the body of the vehicle, supported by springs l1 on an axle.l2 and frame 13. IVithin the body 1 is contained a gasolene-tank 2, awater-tank 3, and a boiler 4. All these are well known in the art, and Ihave therefore not deemed it necessary to show them more in detail or toillustrate all their connected parts. Secured to the frame 13 of thevehicle are two horizontally-disposed pumps 5 6,in line with and facingeach other. The pump 5 is provided with a properlyvalved air-inlet port51. An outlet-pipe 52, provided With an antireturn-Iiow valve 53 andwith an excess-pressure valve 54, leads to the upper portion of thegasolene-tank 2. The pump 6 has avalved inlet-pipe 61 ,leading'from thewater-tank 3, and an outlet-pipe 62, leading to a three-way cock 63,from which branch pipes 64. lead, respectively, to the boiler 4. and tothe Water-tank 3. leads from the cock 63 to a point convenient to thehand of the operator. 'Ihe pistons 57 67 of the pumps 5and 6 arepivotally connected, by means of rods 71 72, to a vertical post 7,pivotally attached to the vehicle-body 1, the parts 7 7l 72 forming atoggle-joint, of which 7 3 is the elbow.

In Fig. II of the drawings I have shown an obvious reversal of theparts, the pumps 5 and 6 being secured to the body 1 of the vehicle,while the post 7 is pivoted to the running-gear. This figure also showsthe tank 2 as divided, the air-holding portion being separate from theliquid holding portion.

A hand-lever 66 It is obvious that these two constitute functionally onetank. When, therefore, in the claims I speak of a tank for holdingliquid fuel and air, I intend to include this form of construction.

The operation of my device will be readily understood from aninspectionot' the drawings. It is clear that any jolting or verticalmovement yof the body 1 relative to the running-gear of the vehicle willby means of the toggled connecting-rods 71 72 reciprocate thepump-pistons 57,67. of the pumps 5 and 6, It will be noted that thepumps 5.and 6 are so spaced apart that the pistons of each are at theend of their respect-ive strokes when the togglejoint is fully extended,so that a movement of the body either up or down from its normalposition drives the pump. In practice, therefore, every jolt andrecovery of the vehicle-body gives two strokes of the pump. By pivotingthe post 7 to its attachment any danger of injury or strain fromY asidewise lurch of the vehicle to either pump is obviated and the actionof the pumps is equalized. The function of the air-pump is to maint-aina continuous pressure of air in the upper part of the tank 2. Thepressure of this air is kept at a desired constant by means of theexcess-pressure or pop valv 54. The pump 6 takes water from thesupply-tank 3 and normally pumps it through the pipes 62 6.4 to theboiler 4.. IVhen the water in the boiler shows at a proper height, theoperator,throu gh the hand-lever 66, turns the three-way cock 63, so asto divert the flow through the branch pipe 6,5 back to the tank 3.

It will be seen that my device saves to the automobilist twodisagreeable interruptions of his pleasure or business, besides greatlyincreasing the usefulness of the vehicle. Where the supply of air to thefuel-tank 2 is kept up by the use of a hand-pump, not only is the laborand annoyance considerable, but the variations in air-pressure causecorresponding variations in the action of the atomizer,with consequentalterations of the iiame. By my automatic pumping device the pressure iskept steadily at anyA desired point, whereby any periodic adjustment ofthe'tlame is rendered unnecessary. In the same way the pump 6 sufficeswith the least possible effort on the part of the operator to keep theIOO boiler evenly fed with water, and this with no expense for steam.'Both of these results are secured without any need of the operatorleaving his seat or stopping the vehicle.

What I claim isl. In an automobile vehicle in combination a tank forholding liquid fuel and air, a watertank, a boiler, pumps for forcingair into said air-tank and water into said boiler respectively, atoggle-joint connecting the pistons of said pumps, the elbow of saidtoggle-joints and the pair of said pumps being connected, the one to thebody, the other to the ruiminggear ot said vehicle, whereby the relativevertical motion of said body is utilized to reciprocate saidpump-pistons, substantially as described.

2. In an automobile vehicle in combination a tank for holding liquidfuel and air, a Watertank, a boiler, pumps for forcing air into saidair-tank and Water into said boiler respectively, a toggle-jointconnecting the pistons Vof said pumps the elbow of said toggle-jointsand the pair of said pumps being connected, the one to the body, theother to the runninggear of said vehicle, whereby the relative verticalmotion of said body in either direction is utilized to reciprocate saidpump-pistons, substantially as described.

p 3. In an automobile vehicle in combination a tank for holding` liquidfuel and air, an airpump, means whereby the vertical movement of thebody of said vehicle relative toits running-gear is utilized to drivesaid pump, a pipe leading from said pump to said tank and apressure-relief valve whereby any excess of air is wasted into theatmosphere, substantially as described.

Li. In an automobile vehicle in combination a water-tank, a boiler, apump, means Whereby the vertical movement of the body of said vehiclerelative to its running-gear is utilized to drive said pump, aninlet-pipe leading from said tank to said pump, an outlet-pipe leadingfrom said pump both to said boiler and to said tank, and means, as athree-way cock in said pipe, for diverting the How of water from said pump either to said boiler or to said tank, substantially as described.

5. In an automobile vehicle in combination a water-tank, a boiler, apump, means Whereby the vertical movement of the body of said vehiclerelative to its running-gear is utilized to drive said pump, an inlet-pipe leading from said tank to said pump, an outlet-pipe leading from saidpump both to said boiler and to said tank, means, as a three-way cock insaid pipe, for diverting the flow ot' water from said pump either tosaid boiler or to said tank, and manually-operative means formanipulating said Water-diverting means, substantially as described.

6. In an automobile vehicle in combination a tank for holding liquidfuel and air, a Watertank, a boiler, a pump for forcing air into saidair-tank and a pump for forcing Water into said boiler, a toggle-jointconnecting the pistons of said pumps, the elbow of said toggle-joint andsaid pair of pumps being connected, the one to the body, the other tothe running-gear of said vehicle, means for automatically wasting theexcess of air pumped by said first-named pump and separate means fordiverting the iioW of water from said second-named pump either to saidboiler or to said water-tank, substantially as described.

7. In an automobile vehicle in combination a tank for holding liquidfuel and air, a Watertank, a boiler, a4 pump for forcing air into saidair-tank and a pump for forcing Water into said boiler, a toggle-jointconnecting the pistons of said pumps, the elbow of said toggle-joint andsaid pair of pumps being connected, the one to the body, the other tothe running-gear of said vehicle, means for au* tomatically wasting theexcess of air pumped by said first-named pump and separatemanually-operative means for diverting the ilow of Water from saidsecond-named pump either to said boiler or to said water-tank,substantially as described.

8. In an automobile vehicle in combination a tank for holding liquidfuel and air, a watertank, a boiler, a pump for forcing air into saidair-tank, a second pump for forcing water into said boiler, atoggle-joint connecting the pistons of said pumps, the elbow of saidtoggle-joint and said pair of pumps being connected7 the one to thebody, the other to the running-gear of said vehicle, said pumps being inline with and facing each other and so spaced apart that their pistonsreach the extreme end oi' their strokes when said togglejoint is fullyextended, substantially as described.

VILLIAM F. SINGER.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. COOPER, E. E. SPALDING.

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